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SAL ACETOS
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This blown and molded square–shaped glass bottle has a narrow neck and rounded shoulders. Its white baked enamel label is framed by a Baroque–style blue and yellow cartouche. The label reads <i>SAL ACETOS</i> in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. The jar would have contained Salt of Acetosa. <i>Rumex acetosa</i>, also known as sorrel, is a plant that was used as a diuretic, an aperient (laxative), and an antidiarrheal.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineSAL ACETOS. 17th-18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
